Time passed quickly again. In the blink of an eye, Lin Jiang was already 140 years old. This year, Lin Jiang finally reached the ninth level of Qi training.

On the day of the breakthrough, Lin Jiang drank a jar of spiritual wine alone to celebrate. Lin Jiang did not use spiritual power to dispel the alcohol, but let himself get drunk.

"Third sister, Lin Ying, when can you go to pay homage to me?" The

drunk Lin Jiang kept muttering, but unfortunately, no one told him. Only two idiots were left to steal Lin Jiang's leftover food and spiritual wine.

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"Friend Wu, Brother Liu's family seems to have not come for a few days."

Lin Jiang came to the big market one day and saw that the stall next to him was empty again. He couldn't help but ask the vendor on the other side.

"Fellow Daoist Lin, don't you know that the Three-forked Fish Gang and the Giant Wave Fish Gang are fighting these days? Fellow Daoist Liu Hui's family is the backbone of the Three-forked Fish Gang, how can they be absent?"

"Gang war?"

"Yes, if Fellow Daoist Lin buys vegetables and cooks for himself on weekdays, he should know that the prices in the city have been soaring these days. Not only the price of demon fish has skyrocketed, but also other things. They fight each other and accidentally hurt many passing ships. Those who run restaurants and hotels are complaining."

The vendors on the side explained that the fish gang is not only a fishing tyrant, monopolizing the catch of Yuntuo River, but also controlling the river. The war between the two fish gangs also affected some shipping, resulting in the unsmooth flow of materials in Yunzhong City, which directly caused the price of Yunzhong City to soar.

"Zhongxing Sect and Yunjian Sect don't care?"

Lin Jiang was a little surprised. The fight between the two gangs affected the stability of Yunzhong City. Shouldn't this be the thunder of the two sects?

"Fellow Daoist Lin, are you really stupid or are you just pretending to be stupid? Without the nod from the two families, can the two families fight?"

"That's true. I didn't think it through. I don't know what the situation is now and which family has a higher chance of winning."

"I don't know. Anyway, I heard that the two gangs are now recruiting people to help in the war. If Fellow Daoist Lin is interested, he can go and make some money."

"Forget it. I don't like fighting. It's better to live an honest life."

Lin Jiang shook his head. The leaders of the fish gangs outside the city are all Jindan cultivators, and there are many foundation building elders. He doesn't want to get involved in this. This money is not easy to make.

Then Lin Jiang inquired about the reason for the war between the two families. It is said that the fuse was the reason for fishing beyond the boundary. The members of the Julang Fish Gang drove a fishing boat to chase a group of demon fish and rushed to the territory of the Sancha Fish Gang. The Sancha Fish Gang sank the fishing boat, and then the two families went to war.

The real reason should be very complicated. There is a contest between the two major sects behind, as well as the entanglement of each other's interests, and there are also unsolvable grudges.

Stimulated by many contradictions, the two families wanted to destroy each other at all costs. They had been fighting for five or six days, with dozens of casualties on both sides every day. It was very tragic. It seemed that they would not stop until one family was destroyed.

This matter was originally far away from Lin Jiang and had nothing to do with him. However, when Lin Jiang came to the big market the next day, Liu Yuan was already waiting for Lin Jiang. When Lin Jiang saw her, he immediately realized something and ran away.

"Fellow Daoist Jiang"

Liu Yuan was also at the ninth level of Qi training at this time. Although her aptitude was not very good, she was indeed a crazy practitioner. Except for the time she had to spend every day, she spent all her time practicing.

"Fairy Liu, why are you stopping me?"

"Then why are you running?"

"I'm still cooking at home, don't get distracted."

"I'm not trying to get you into our Sanchayu Gang,"

Liu Yuan said. When the two gangs were fighting, they were recruiting gang members as quickly as possible. In fact, they were hiring cannon fodder. There were indeed a large number of poor independent cultivators in Yunzhong City who applied for the job. Most of the people who died in the past few days were cannon fodder. Liu Yuan knew Lin Jiang's character, so he wouldn't say that.

"Then what did you find me for?"

"Doing business, buying talismans."

"That's not right. If you want to buy talismans, shouldn't you go to a big business? There are at least hundreds of talisman painters working with Duobao Pavilion and Juxing Tower. At the very least, you can go to a medium-sized business like Sihai Business, which has thirty to fifty talisman painters,"

Lin Jiang said. These businesses have a certain number of Danfu Qizhen masters, but not many, but they also have a large number of cooperating talisman painters.

Although the prices sold by these talisman painters are slightly lower, they are more stable and less troublesome. As long as the talismans are drawn, they will be purchased. Therefore, cooperating with them is still very popular.

Many businesses have approached Lin Jiang, but Lin Jiang refused because his life was too boring. He set up a stall to spice up his life.

"Fellow Daoist Jiang, you don't know that there are always rules for conflicts between the Fish Gang. No one cares about small-scale conflicts, but once the two gangs officially go to war, the businesses in Yunzhong City will adopt a neutral attitude and refuse to sell talismans to the two gangs. This is the case for any business that is a little bit higher in Yunzhong City, including the forces within three thousand miles outside Yunzhong City."

"Because of the two sects?"

"Yes, everyone knows that there are two major sects behind the Fish Gang. They don't leave because they don't want to split. As pawns, we can only bite the bullet and fight hard. If we survive, we will enjoy wealth and glory. If we lose, we will die."

"Strange"

Lin Jiang shook his head, thinking that these rules were strange, but he could understand it. This was a proxy war between the two sects. The two sects would not leave unless one of them was weak.

"Fellow Daoist Jiang, please help me. The consumption of talismans is very high now."

"I want to take a neutral stance."

"I am willing to pay more."

"I don't want to get involved in your affairs. I just want to live a simple life."

"Fellow Daoist Jiang is very famous in the East City Market. If we don't look for you, the Giant Wave Fish Gang will look for you. It's okay for Fellow Daoist Jiang to be neutral, but please don't help them either."

"No, no, but if I come out to set up a stall and someone buys, I won't refuse."

"Of course, now I am here to buy talismans from Fellow Daoist Jiang. I will stay in the East City Market for the next few days,"

said Liu Yuan. The independent cultivators have always been out of control of the big sects, so the rules of gang wars do not include independent cultivators. Now both families have sent people to the big market where independent cultivators gather to collect all available resources.

Lin Jiang sighed. Liu Yuan's brain works very quickly. It seems that unless he doesn't set up a stall, it is inevitable.

In fact, this was true. After a while, a young man came to Lin Jiang in person, regardless of Liu Yuan's presence, and proposed to cooperate with Lin Jiang.

If the two sides cooperated, the Giant Wave Fish Gang would provide materials for drawing talismans, and Lin Jiang only needed to concentrate on drawing talismans. They would buy one for each drawing, and the price was negotiable, and it could also float a little higher than the market price. If a certain number could be reached, some spiritual stones could be rewarded.

"Fellow Daoist Jiang, the conditions he proposed can also be provided by our Three Forks Fish Gang, and the price is negotiable."

Liu Yuan didn't care to be angry, and he couldn't take action here, so they started to fight for combat materials. Whoever fought for more materials would have the chance to win.

"Children make choices, and adults want all. Anyway, I have eight talismans every day, the price remains unchanged, and the time I come out to set up the stall every day remains unchanged. Whoever wants to buy can buy it."

Lin Jiang said directly. The two families went crazy, but he didn't want to get involved. He had an attitude that I was selling talismans, and whoever wanted to buy it could buy it.

After Lin Jiang advanced to the ninth level of Qi training, his strength was further improved. His spiritual power was extremely strong. In addition, he had practiced the Soul Refining Technique for decades and took the Soul Nourishing Pill, which made his spiritual consciousness extremely powerful. He could draw eight first-grade top-grade talismans every day, which was about twice the work efficiency of other talisman painters.

Moreover, Lin Jiang now had a 100% success rate for more than 70 first-grade top-grade talismans, and would not scrap a single talisman. After all, he had been drawing first-grade top-grade talismans for decades. His persistence for decades made his talisman drawing skills one of the best in the same realm.

This was also the reason why both families came to him first. Lin Jiang was really famous in the East City Market, and he had many fixed customers.

When the two saw Lin Jiang say this, they didn't say anything more, let alone threaten him, for fear of pushing Lin Jiang to the other side. An excellent talisman painter might not be able to influence the battle situation, but if there were 100 or 80, it would be completely possible, and 100 or 80 talisman painters were also composed of talisman painters.

The two of them immediately divided the talismans that Lin Jiang brought. Lin Jiang finished his work and went home directly. He even felt that he needed to avoid it. He always stayed away from this kind of mess.